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ORDINANCES 


PASSED BY THE 


BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 


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THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL, 


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On the 19th day of February, 1829, 
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, GQOD GOVERNMENT OF SAID TOWN. 


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‘ORDINANGRS. 


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THE TOWN OF CHAPEL-HILL. 


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Section 1. BE it ordained by the bourd of commission- 


ers for the town of Chapel Hill, That all the white male 


inhabitants of said town, except the acting commission- 
ers, between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, 
shall be distributed into classes to act as bodies of pa- 
trol, af such times and upon such occasions as the com- 
missioners may require; and the person whose name 
shall be placed first upon the list of his class, shall be 
considered as captain of that class. It shall be the duty 
of the captain of every class, to call out his company to 


serve aS a patrol two nights in every week, or oftener if 
required by the magistrate of police, who shall issue his 


orders to any captain during said week: and every cap- 
tain of patrol shall, on the Friday after receiving his 


orders, by twelve o’clock, make report on oath before 
the magistrate of police of the services he and his com- ‘ 
pany may have performed during the previous week. 
And if any captain shall fail to act in conformity. with 


this ordinance, he shall be subject to a fine of two dol- 


lars; and if any member ‘of the company shall not dis-— 


charge bis duty as required by the captain, he shall be 


“subject to a fine of one dollar. The magistrate of police 


may, however, on satisfactory reasons rendered by the 


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captain, or member of any company, remit the said 


fines. And in the event of the captain being absent, or 
unable from sickness to perform his duties as aforesaid, 
the person whose name is next on the list. shall perform 
the aforesaid duties, under the like penalties as are im- 
posed on the captain. And it is further ordained, that the 
aforesaid companies commence, their duties at eight 
o’clock in the evenings of autumn and winter, and at nine 
o’clock in the evenings of spring and summer. 

Sect. 2. And be it further ordained, That it shall be un- 


jawful for any slave to be abroad in any of the streets, 
lanes or lots of the town of Chapel-Hill onthe Lord’s 


day, (commonly called Sunday,) or at any time during 
tlre week between the hours of eight o’clock inthe even- 
ing and five o’clock in the morning, unless he or she 


have a pass in writing from his or her master, mistress 
or overseer, specifying the time of bis or herabsence. If 
‘any slave be found in the violation of this ordinance, he 


or she may be punished forthwith by the captain of the 
patrol and his company, with not more than ten lashes on 
his or her bare back, or be released by paying a fine of 
one dollar without delay; nor shall any slave be permit-, 
ted to sell any article in the town of Chapel-Hill, with. 

out a written permission from his or her master, mistress 
or overseer, specifying such articles.as he or she may have 


for sale, under the penalty of ten lashes on his or her bar e 


back, or the immediate payment of one dollar. 

Sect. 3. And be it further ordained, That it is unlawful 
for a slave to hire their own time, or live by themselves, 
in the town of Chapel-Hill, not being under the immedi- 
ate direction and care of some free white person, under 
the penalty of ten lashes whenever found in that situa- 


tion. or subject to be committed to the jail of Orange 


county as a runaway slave by the magistrate of police. 


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Sect. 4. And be i further ordained, That it shall be 
unlawful for any person to shoot a gun, or any piece of 
five arms, in sport, wontonness or Jicentiousness, within — 
the town of Chapel Hill, under the penalty of being fined 
one dollar for each offence; and if a slave, he shall receive 
not less.than ten lashes on his or her hare back, unless 
the fine aforesaid, with costs, be paid by the owner, or 
by the slave: Provided, however, That firing on days of. 
public rejoicing, or at musters, be not prohibited by this 
ordinance, | 

Sect. 5. And be it further ordained, That it shall he 
unlawfal for any white, or free colored person, to work 
or labor at his or her usnal employment, or hire it to be 
done, in the town of Chapel Hill, on the Lord’s day, 
commonly called Sunday, unless it be a work of necessjz 
ty or mercy, under a penalty of paying a fine of two dol- 
lars, upon conviction before the magistrate of police; nor 
‘Shall any slave perform any species of labor on thé afores 
said day, in said town, with the exceptions aforesaid, un- 
der the penalty of ten lashes on his or her bare back, un-— 
less the slave or owner pay the fine aforesaid. © 

Sect. 6. And be it further ordained, That it shall be 
unlawful for any white person to buy or sell any article 
on the Lord’s day, unless in cases of necessity or mercy, 
under the penalty of five dollars, recoverable before the 
“Magistrate of police; and if any slave shall buy or sell 
any article on the aforesaid day, in said town, he or she — 
shall be subject to a penalty of ten lashes, or pay a fine 
of two dollars: and further, it is unlawful for any mer- 
chant or shop-keeper to vend merchandize, or any other, 
articles, on said day, under a penalty of ten dollars, with 


the exceptions aforesaid. Ba, 


Sect. 7: And be it further ordained, That if any white 
ar free colored person shall be found engaged in any con- 


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duct erpssly immoral, of evil example to-society, or in 
any noisy drunken behaviour, of a mischievous nature, 
_ calculated to disturb the peace and good order of the 
community, within the town of Chapel- -Hill, the magis- 
trate of|police may issue his warrant against such, to be 
Sed by the town constable, for bringing the author or 
authors of such disorders before bim for examination, to 
be hea upon conviction, to a fine of two dollars; and 

for offending in tike manner a second time, the magis- 
trate of police may compel the offender to give security 
“for his good behaviour. or may order his pues to 
the jail of Orange county. 

Sect. 8. And be it further ordained, That it shall be 
unlawful for any person to try, or puta stud horse, or 
_ jack-ass to a mare, any where in the streets, lanes or 
lots of the town of Chapel-Hill, under the penalty, if a 
free man, of ten dollars for each offence, and if aslave, 
ten lashes on his bare back, well laid on, ualess the slave 
or owner. shall pay the fine aforesaid and costs. _ 

Sect. 9. And be it further ordained, 'That the streets of 
the town of Chapel-Hill shall be worked and kept in re- 
pair, as often as may be necessary, by all the male white 
persons in said town, except the acting commissioners, 
between the age of eighteen and forty-five years; and by 
all the male black persons between sixteen and fifty years 
of age; and that the commissioners of said town may, at 
any time, appoint some suitable person to attend to said 
business, under the direction of said commissioners; and 
for his services aforesaid, he shall be paid a reasonable 
sum per day out of the funds of the town. And it shall 
be lawful for said person to notify said hands to work on 
the streets, when and at what place the commissioners 
may deem best; and every hand who, after being duly no- 
- tified by the aforesaid person, shal! neglect or fail to at- 


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tend according to such notification, shall for each fail- 
ure be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty cents, recoyer- 
able before the magistrate of police, upon his warrant. 

Sect. 20. 4nd be it further ordained, That a constable 
for the town of Chapel-Hill be annually appointed, who 
shall, for his services in the execution of his office, be en- 
titled to the same fees as are allowed to such officers in 
the county of Qrange, for similar services. Also a trea- 
surer and clerk shall be appointed annually for said town, 
by the board of commissioners. The constable and trea- 
surer for said town, before entering on the execution of. 
their respective offices, shall enter into bond with approv- 
ed security, made payable to the acting magistrate of 
police on his successor in offi ice, for the faithful perfor- 
mance of the duties incident to their respective offices; 
and if the aforesaid constable should be absent, or una- 
ble to attend to his duties, the magistrate of police may 
depute any inhabitant. of said town to perform the duties 
of constable. 

Sect. 11. And be it further ordained, That all fines, 
forfeitures and penaities, incurred under these erdinan- 
ces, or any of them, are made recover able before the act- 
ing magistrate of police; and any case coming within his 
own knowledge, or information made to him by any per- 
_ son, the magistrate of police is authorized to issue his war- 
rant to the town constable for arresting and punishing 
any person who shall be charged with the violation of 
these ordinances, or ahy of them; and the monies so re- 
covered, shall be paid into the hands of the treasurer for .. 
the use of town purposes. 

Sect; 12. And be tt further ordained, 'That if any mem- 
ber of this board be absent from any meeting regularly 
“appointed, he shall be fined one dollar, unless he render 


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s tint ie excuse to the board of coitnissioners, for: 
his absence, at the succeeding meeting. 


Sect. 13.° aud be it further ordered, That three commis-— 


sioners, with the magistrate of police, shall constitute a 
quorum to. transact business. 
Sect. 14. And be it further sPiainday That all meet- 


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ings of the board be held by adjournment, or by appoint-| 


ment of the magistrate of police, or a majority of the 


commissioners present. upon his or their giving due no- 
tice to the board of the time and place of the meeting. 
Sect. 15. And be it further ordained, That all ordi- 


nances and. resolutions made heretofore, which comes: 
Within the meaning and paryiew. of the foregoing ordi- 
nances, or otherwise, be, and the same are baht re-\ 


pealed and made void. 


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